Synthetic Biopolymers for Drug Delivery

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-0-323-95363-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 600 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Synthetic Biopolymers for Drug Delivery covers a wide range of synthetic biopolymer types and their unique properties, including PLA, PLGA, PCL, carbopols, cyclodextrins, synthetic lipids, and much more. Biocompatibility, toxicity, and regulatory considerations are also thoroughly discussed, ensuring the reader is fully equipped for efficient biomaterials selection and utilization in drug delivery applications. This is a must-have reference for those working in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical science, pharmacology, chemical engineering, and clinical science.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nayak, Amit Kumar

Hasnain, Md Saquib

Aminabhavi, Tejraj M

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction to synthetic biopolymers
2. Polyvinyl alcohol in drug delivery
3. Polyvinyl pyrrolidone in drug delivery
4. Polyethylene glycols in drug delivery
5. Polyethylene oxide in drug delivery
6. Polyanhydrides in drug delivery

7. Polyamides in drug delivery

8. Polystyrene in drug delivery

9. Polyphosphazone in drug delivery

10. Polydioxane in drug delivery

11. Polyhydroxybutane in drug delivery

12. Polylactic acid in drug delivery

13. Polyglycolic acid in drug delivery

14. Polylactic-co-glycolic acid in drug delivery

15. Polycaprolactone in drug delivery

16. Acrylate polymers in drug delivery

17. Eudragits in drug delivery

18. Carbopols in drug delivery

19. Poloxamers in drug delivery
20. Use of cyclodextrins in drug delivery
21. Synthetic lipids in drug delivery
22. Synthetic waxes in drug delivery
23. Synthetic resins in drug delivery
24. Paraffins in drug delivery
25. Biocompatibility of synthetic biopolymers for drug delivery
26. Regulatory considerations of synthetic biopolymers for drug delivery
27. Challenges and future perspectives of synthetic biopolymers in drug delivery

Über Autor(innen)

Nayak, Amit Kumar
Dr. Amit Kumar Nayak (MPharm, PhD) is working as a professor, at the Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Odisha, India. He has earned his PhD from IFTM University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has over 14 years of research experiences in the field of pharmaceutics, especially in the development and characterization of novel biopolymeric and nanostructured drug delivery systems. Till date, he has authored more than 138 research and review publications in various high-impact peer-reviewed journals and 135 book chapters. He has edited/authored 23 international books to his credit. Dr. Nayak has presented his research work at several conferences. He has received University Foundation Day Research Award, 2019 and 2022 by Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha. Dr. Nayak is a life member of the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) and a registered pharmacist.

Aminabhavi, Tejraj M
Tejraj M. Aminabhavi is the Director of Research at the Center for Energy and Environment, School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, India. He works in the area of membrane transport processes, molecular modeling of polymer surfaces, wastewater treatment technologies, drug delivery polymers and sustainable environmental engineering.

Hasnain, Md Saquib
Prof. (Dr.) Md Saquib Hasnain has over 13 years of research experience in the field of drug delivery and pharmaceutical formulation analyses, especially systematic development and characterization of diverse nanostructured drug delivery systems, controlled release drug delivery systems, bioenhanced drug delivery systems, nanomaterials and nanocomposites employing Quality by Design approaches and many more. Till date he has authored over 100 publications in various high impact peer-reviewed journals, more than 100 book chapters and 30 books to his credit. He is also serving as the reviewer of several prestigious journals. Overall, he has earned a highly impressive publishing and cited record. He has also participated and presented his research work at over ten conferences in India, and abroad. He was also a member of scientific societies i.e., Royal Society of Chemistry, Great Britain, International Association of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry, Switzerland and Swiss Chemical Society, Switzerland.